Weather: We really can?Äôt complain too much about the weather of late as temperatures have been averaging 5 to 10 degrees above normal for much of the week.
I was actually able to do some fishing Saturday morning and it was chilly early on in the day out on area lakes. Alexandria had a high Saturday at the airport of just 46 degrees. There was plenty of sunshine across the area which certainly helped those doing some outdoor activities.
Temperatures on Sunday soared as we climbed into the mid 60s across the state of Minnesota. Alexandria hit 66 degrees Sunday afternoon. This was about 12 degrees warmer than average.
Park Rapids, Nevis, and Sebeka all hit the mid 60s on Sunday. Sebeka and Nevis both topped out at 64 degrees Sunday.
However, parts of Southern Minnesota hit the mid 70s on Sunday. Madison hit 75 degrees and Tracy hit 74 degrees. Granite Falls, Appleton, Kimball, and Marshall all reached 73 degrees on Sunday.
Morris, Montevideo, and Elbow Lake were all a spring-like 72 degrees Sunday.
High pressure dominated our weather early on in the week and it kept things warm and dry. Temperatures Monday and Tuesday were generally in the low to mid 60s across the area.
A relatively weak disturbance will arrive by Wednesday and could bring some light rain across parts of Central and West Central Minnesota. A few spots could see a .25?Äù to .50?Äù of rainfall by Thursday morning.
The best chance of rain across the area should be late Wednesday evening into Wednesday night.
The good news is that things will clear out once again by Thursday afternoon and we should have a nice upcoming weekend.
Have a great rest of the week.
Weather history: On this date in 1938, ?ÄúSleet and wind causes damage along Minnesota/Wisconsin border.?Äù There was a reported ?Äú$100,000 in damage at La Crosse.?Äù
Weather fact: Land warms and cools faster than oceans or lakes as, ?ÄúIt takes five times more heat to warm one gram of water compared to one gram of soil.?Äù So in the summer, of course, daytime temperatures near the lake and ocean are cooler than temperatures inland.
MN AT A GLANCE:
Moorhead Low 46 High 67
Duluth Low 35 High 56
Central Minn. Low 44 High 64
Twin Cities Low 42 High 64
Rochester Low 38 High 62
Marshall Low 45 High 66
Wednesday: Increasing cloudiness, 40-percent chance of rain. High 64 Low 49 Wind: S 15-20 mph Prec. Trace-.30?Äù
Monday?Äôs sunrise, Oct. 20:
7:47 a.m.
Monday?Äôs sunset: 6:25 p.m.
Normal High: 54
Normal Low: 36
A weak disturbance will push across the Upper Midwest Wednesday into mainly early Thursday and could bring some light rain to the state of Minnesota. Our mild weather will continue all the way into the weekend with temperatures about ten degrees warmer than average. By Friday, we could actually hit the lower 70 across parts of the area. Look for a cool-down by next week.
Thursday: Becoming partly cloudy, 30-percent chance of lingering rain mainly early. High 65 Low 45 Wind: SW/W 10-15 Prec. Trace-.30?Äù
Friday: Mostly sunny and mild. High 67 Low 47 Winds: W/SW 10-15 mph Prec. None
Saturday: Mostly sunny. High 60 Low 42 Winds: NW 10-15 mph Prec. None
Sunday: Partly cloudy. High 60 Low 42 Winds: NE/E 10-15 mph Prec. None